Ann Packer Wins 800m Gold For Great Britain - Tokyo 1964 Olympics

📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Classic Olympic Highlights from the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games as Ann Packer wins the women's 800m gold medal for Great Britain. Despite being a very versatile athlete, at the Tokyo 1964 Games, Ann Packer decided to concentrate her efforts on the 400m and then, almost as an after-thought, entered the 800m, another event in which she had little experience but lots of potential. Packer set a European record in the 400m final, but had to be content with a silver medal behind the Australian Betty Cuthbert, who had sprinted clear and held on, despite Packer closing in the final stages. The British athlete turned now to the longer distance, but was not confident of matching that medal-winning performance. She could finish only fifth in the opening heat, scraping into the next round, and was then third in her semi-final. Feeling tired, and lacking confidence, Packer considered missing the final entirely to go shopping. But she was inspi